For those who hid in legal or administrative loopholes, the party is over. The General Directorate of Revenue (DGI) is tightening controls and implementing greater measures to combat tax evasion. This is a clear message to all taxpayers: the end of hiding and using legal loopholes to evade taxes has come. With its recent internal restructuring and the update of the Unique Registry of Taxpayers (RUC), the entity not only seeks to streamline its operations but also to definitively close the tax gaps that historically allowed some taxpayers to operate in the shadows. The reform was officially formalized through Resolution MEF-RES-2025-3287, published in the Official Gazette, which amends the Organization and Functions Manual in effect since 2019. The document orders a silent but strategic reengineering within the state's revenue agency. New functions, reorganization of key units, and an explicit emphasis on oversight, collection, and territorial control set the tone for a DGI that is preparing to tighten the noose on delinquent taxpayers and companies operating in tax shadows. More muscle for collection Under the new manual, the areas of oversight, coercive jurisdiction, and tax systems receive expanded functions that will allow for faster detection of evasion, acceleration of collection processes, pressure on lagging taxpayers, and closure of historical leaks within the institution. In practice, this means a more centralized DGI, with less internal bureaucracy and greater capacity to convert tax obligations into effective revenue for the State. Updated RUC: the other engine of revenue The restructuring comes in parallel with a national campaign to force individuals and companies to update the Unique Registry of Taxpayers (RUC). Invisible taxpayers, misclassified economic activities, or outdated addresses are now direct targets for the new DGI. The combination of a more robust structure with a refined RUC points to the MEF's true political goal: to expand the taxpayer base and increase revenue without creating new taxes. Greater control in the provinces The manual also strengthens coordination between regional offices and the central headquarters, establishing unified criteria and greater supervision. The context: more revenue, more pressure The DGI arrives at this reform with a tailwind: the entity reported a 14% year-on-year growth in tax revenues as of September. The MEF wants to sustain that pace in 2026, and the new manual appears to be the institutional move to achieve it. A clear message to the country The DGI's restructuring is not cosmetic. It is a warning: an era of stricter, faster revenue collection with less room for evasion is coming. For those who comply, the measure will go unnoticed.
